Exam Unit 4:

Which of the following is NOT part of the definition of a state?

• Defined boundaries

• A permanent resident population

• Political sovereignty

• A common language

• An organized economy and circulation system

A good example of a centripetal force in political geography is

• a poorly developed road network

• a primate city

• religious diversity and conflict

• rugged topography

• the existence of different language regions

At some point in their recent history, all of the following countries became divided into two political entities as a result of cultural or ideological conflict EXCEPT

• Korea

• Vietnam

• Germany

• Ireland

• Japan

Which of the following correctly lists the usual hierarchy of political-administrative units in order from the largest to the smallest?

• Empire, county, province, nation-state

• Province, empire, nation-state, county

• Empire, nation-state, province, county

• County, nation-state, province, empire

• Empire, nation-state, county, province

Which of the following groups represent a nation without a state?

• Kurds

• Israelis

• Turks

• Germans

• Albanians

Which of the following describes a federal form of governance?

• A centralized government creates a barrier to local participation in the political process.

• Autonomous regions act outside the authority of a central government.

• Laws are enacted in a single language to promote cultural unity.

• Federal states encourage devolutionary movements and break apart quickly.

• Multiple substates have local control and are unified to pursue common goals at the national level.

Which of the following describes a unitary form of governance?

• A state’s more powerful central government shares power with its regions

• A collection of independent communities shares government services.

• A state has a strong central government with no power given to regions.

• Stronger states and transnational corporations indirectly control weaker states.

• A sense of unity, often derived from ethnic or cultural traits, binds a country together.

Based on the map, which of the following can be identified as a true statement about Northern Ireland?

• It is united with the rest of the island to form a sovereign nation-state.

• It forms its own sovereign nation-state predominately made up of the Irish ethnic group.

• It is a frontier that is not formally part of a state, but the United Kingdom claims the area.

• It is physically separate from the rest of the United Kingdom, a multinational state

• It is a stateless nation, as the entire island of Ireland is under the control of the United Kingdom.

Which of the following terms identifies the type of regions shown in the dark gray-shaded areas on the map?

• Functional regions

• Urban regions

• Physical regions

• Vernacular regions

• Semiautonomous regions

The Berlin Conference established the borders of North African countries including Egypt, Libya, and Sudan. The landscape of these countries influenced the types of boundaries imposed by the European colonial powers. Which of the following boundary types best explains the influence of landscape on the political borders of the North African region?

• Antecedent, based on tribal cultural boundaries that existed before European colonization

• Subsequent, with smaller buffer states placed between larger states to prevent political conflicts

• Consequent, accounting for local differences in language and religion during European colonization

• Natural, with irregular lines, accounting for regional physical features such as mountains or water bodies

• Geometric, with straight lines, disregarding physical features or tribal cultural differences of the areas